Space Telescope Science Institute
Expanding the Frontiers of Space Astronomy.
We are the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
Since its launch in 1990, we have performed the science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope. We lead the science and mission operations for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and will perform parts of the science operations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are also partners on several other NASA missions.
Our staff conducts world-class scientific research; our Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) curates and disseminates data from over 20 astronomical missions; and we bring science to the world through internationally recognized news, education, and public outreach programs.
Crash of the Titans: Milky Way & Andromeda Collision
Hubble: Galaxies Across Space and Time
The Red Bubble: Supernova Remnant SNR 0509-67.5
The Vibrant Life in Cities of Galaxies
To Catch a Dancing Star: The Story of ‘Extreme Precision’ Spectroscopy
Hubble from Space and Integral-field Spectroscopy from the Ground
Neutrino Astronomy: A New Window into the Extreme Universe
Eta Carinae and the Homunculus Nebula in 3D
Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
How Yavin IV and Orbital Mechanics Destroyed the Death Star
Webb’s First Look: Images and Spectra from NASA’s Newest Great Observatory
First Light: Hunting for Galaxies at the Dawn of Cosmic Time
The Universe of Dante Alighieri
Black Holes: How Do We See That Which Gives Off No Light?
Surprising Supercharged Science with Swift
Blast Wave from a Stellar Explosion: Simulation of Supernova 1987A
Tour of Webb and Hubble Exhibits at Dulles International Airport
Perspectives on Spiral Galaxies
A Flight Through the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey Field
Flight Through the Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light
Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Sculpture Garden of Gas and Dust: Core of the Lagoon Nebula
Уэбб до и после: экзопланеты
Journey Into the Orion Nebula
Shedding New Light on the Whirlpool Galaxy
A Galaxy Grouping in 2D and 3D: Stephan's Quintet
Flight Through the Orion Nebula in Infrared Light
The Art & Science of Webb Imagery
Supermassive Black Holes in the Centers of Galaxies
Active Galaxies: Monsters of the Deep (Space)